LiGHT 22 Preview

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Step into the LiGHT

Join the [d]arc media team from 22 - 23 November for the inaugural LiGHT – the UK’s only dedicated high-end lighting specification exhibition for designers, architects and specifiers – the ideal destination to source the latest lighting products, connect with peers and meet with the best established and emerging lighting brands.

With more than 80 leading brands showcasing their latest products, the event will also host the latest instalment of the hugely popular [d]arc thoughts talks programme featuring 30 speakers. The UK has the second largest design industry in the world and is the largest in Europe. London has seen design-led businesses more than double since 2010. Lighting is a vital aspect of the design industry and the design process. Of the 217 lighting design practices in the UK, over half (116) are in the Greater London area (source ILDS 2021). This is by far the biggest concentration of lighting designers in one city in the world. And that’s not to mention the thousands of interior designers and architects that are based in the UK’s capital and beyond. Most of these designers not only specify in the UK but have a significant portfolio overseas. This makes London the capital of international specification. To cater for this sector, LiGHT 22 is a curated, boutique lighting exhibition for specifiers and designers brought to you by [d]arc media, publishers of arc and darc magazines, and the team behind the incredibly popular [d]arc awards and [d]arc sessions, with an in-depth knowledge of the lighting specification sector. Held at the stunning Business Design Centre in Islington, London, LiGHT 22 will revive the lighting design and specification exhibition that has been lacking for too long.

www.lightexpo.london

Tuesday, 22 November

10:30 | The Future of Materials

Moderator: Sarah Cullen, darc magazine Panelists: Esther Patterson of Curiousa; Oksana Bondar of BIOHM; Massimiliano Tosetto of Lodes

This panel will look at The Future of Materials within lighting design and look to address questions such as: Should manufacturers and product designers be looking at new and environmentally friendly resources? How does technology play a role in the materials available? How does the current economic climate affect the availability of materials?

11:45 | Lighting Design as a Strategy for Inclusion

Speaker: Paolo Creati

As a teacher of students with special educational needs, Paolo Creati has recently conducted research into lighting for students with visual impairments. Off the back of his recent comment piece in arc magazine, he joins us at LiGHT 22 to explain more about the research project.

13:00 | Starting out in Design

Moderator: Emma Cogswell, Skills Army Panelists: Isaac Nwaku – United in Design Graduate; Marci Song – Seam Design / Silhouette Awards mentor

This panel will discuss what it takes to become established in the world of design; whether the opportunities presented are always fair and available to all; and what lead designers could do to promote marginal groups within design.

14:15 | The Lifespan of a Project

Moderator: Sarah Cullen, darc magazine Panelists: Carmela Dagnello of WSP & Women in Lighting; Colin Ball of BDP

The lifespan of a project is something of increasing importance. Designers must continue to ask themselves; how can you make a project last the distance, but when the time does come to replace components or refresh the design, how do you achieve this successfully while remaining mindful of budgets and eco-considerations.

15:30 | The Detail behind the Design

Speaker: Michael Anastassiades

[d]arc media’s managing editor, Helen Ankers sits down with internationally celebrated product designer Michael Anastassiades to discuss how decorative lighting has changed over the past decade; take a closer look at his approach to design, while revisiting some of the designer’s most important collections.

16:45 | Masters of Light

Moderator: Matt Waring, arc magazine Panelists: Sally Storey of LDI; Nick Hoggett of dpa lighting consultants; Mark Major of Speirs Major

We bring together founding members of the UK’s lighting design community to share their thoughts and insight on the profession. The designers will look at how the industry has grown, predictions for the future and reflect on past projects and trends.

18:00 | How to be Brilliant

Speakers: The ILP

The Institute of Lighting Professionals bring their much loved How to be Brilliant series to this year’s LiGHT exhibition. A series of events supporting people in the early part of their lighting career – How to be Brilliant sees successful senior lighting designers agree to share their time and expertise with students, juniors and new entrants to the profession.

Wednesday, 23 November

10:30 | Light Art

Moderator: Matt Waring, arc magazine Panelists: Jason Bruges; Frankie Boyle; Helen Marriage of Artichoke

The Light Art discussion will look at the distinction between ‘Light Art’ and ‘Art that uses Light’; what makes an installation a work of light art and how the medium is changing. The panel will also look to address diversity within the light art world.

11:30 | Design for Wellness

Moderator: Sarah Cullen, darc magazine Panelists: Unibox; Miguel Aguado of Lutron; Kaye Preston of Designers Mind

Designing with wellness in mind can mean different things to different people. This panel will consider how we design effectively, while ensuring different groups are catered for so that health is always the focus – both physically and mentally.

12:30 | Specifying Bespoke Lighting

Moderator: Sarah Cullen, darc magazine Panelists: Simon Shuck of Inspired by Design; Darren Orrow of Into; Mark Sutton Vane of Sutton Vane Associates

How popular are bespoke lighting services becoming? What kind of projects call for it? What are some of the complexities and processes involved? Featuring some of the leading designers in bespoke lighting, this talk will aim to answer all of these questions and more.

13:30 | The Weaponisation of Light

Moderator: Matt Waring, arc magazine Panelists: Edward Bartholomew of Light Justice; independent designer, Satu Streatfield, Ruth-Kelly Waskett of Hoare Lee

Continuing the conversation around Diversity in Design, this talk will look at the hierarchy of lighting; particularly how lighting in under-priviledged areas can contribute to societal inequalities.

14:45 | Dark Skies

Moderator: Matt Waring, arc magazine Panelists: Nathalie Quadrio of Nature in Light; Raluca Dascalita of Delta Lighting Design; Inessa Demidova of Arup; Dan Oakley – Dark Skies Specialist

The issue of Dark Sky protection is very pertinent at the moment; as such this panel will explore this further and what lighting designers and manufacturers can do to help dark sky environments.

Applelec

Stand 52a

Applelec Lighting is a UK manufacturer and supplier of premium backlighting solutions, such as its award-winning, light panel Applelec LED Light Sheet. Along with its UK manufactured Applelec LED Light Sheet, Applelec Lighting supplies a range of premium LED modules and systems, including its extremely flexible light tile Auragami from Applelec Lighting and range of superior LED solutions from SloanLED. Specified to bring illumination to a wide variety of lighting design schemes and light art installations, Applelec Lighting’s LED systems help widen creative possibilities by providing the perfect lighting solution to meet individual project needs.

www.appleleclighting.co.uk

Delta Light

Stand 19

Delta Light designs and manufactures architectural lighting for both interior and exterior applications. With an extensive range of solutions, Delta Light has the capabilities, vision, and passion to deliver any desired effect for any project. Delta Light offers an unrivalled choice in architectural lighting. With a longstanding history of collaborating with architects, designers, contractors, and investors to integrate light into their projects, Delta Light luminaires can be found in highprofile installations across the globe. The brand has built up an enviable reputation for projects that offer ambiance and elegance, underpinned by outstanding functionality, quality, and design.

www.deltalight.co.uk

Chromateq

Stand 41

For over 12 years, Chromateq has been answering the needs of DMX lighting professionals around the world. With headquarters in Europe, and operations in Asia and the Americas, Chromateq is a global manufacturer dedicated to developing advanced, efficient and cost-effective lighting DMX software and DMX hardware control devices. Chromateq is globally recognised developer, manufacturer and supplier for our stable, efficient and cost-effective lighting control solutions. Its solutions are found in architectural, commercial, entertainment and stage-lighting projects worldwide. Its devices come with a five-year warranty, unconditional access to free updates, and live worldwide technical support.

www.chromateq.com

Franklite

Stand 73

Founded in 1973, Franklite is one of the leading innovators in high-quality decorative lighting. Working with clients, architects, lighting consultants, interior designers, M & E consultants and distributors for the residential, hospitality and commercial markets throughout the UK, Europe, Middle and Far East, it strives to offer products that balance optimal performance with beautiful aesthetics. With incredible in-house technology, and highly-skilled design and technical teams who continue to develop new designs, Franklite remains at the forefront of the lighting industry.

www.franklite.co.uk

Curiousa

Stand 59

Combining the organic nature of freeblown glass with a modern aesthetic, Esther Patterson, founder of Curiousa, draws on historical references to create contemporary sculptural lighting forms. Each piece is carefully curated and hand-assembled in their Midlands workshop, with every piece of glass free-blown in the UK, without the use of moulds, using just the skill of hand and eye to guide each shape. Now in their twelfth year, Curiousa continues to develop new collections, working closely with each client on small or large projects alike.

www.curiousa.co.uk

Innermost Plus

Stand 38

Since its launch in 1999, Innermost has always collaborated with designers from around the world to bring customers the best lighting and furniture design. Steve Jones and Russell Cameron have created a diverse brand, making products of the absolute highest quality. With the launch of Innermost Plus, the original manufacturing skills and innovative Innermost own brand remain, and new, complementary, brands including Umage, Pilke, EOQ and Shropshire Shades, have been welcomed to the fold alongside it. The brands are stocked at the Innermost Plus distribution centre and factory in Telford, which has facilities for bespoke finishing and assembly.

www.innermost.net

Inspired by Design

Stand 54

Inspired by Design is a British lighting supplier of bespoke and custom designs for commercial and interior projects worldwide. Specialised in commissioning, creating and supplying unique lighting from artisanal partners worldwide. With 20 years experience to draw upon to aid and guide your projects ensuring that your light is exactly what you envisioned; there is no limit to either concept or materials – if you can imagine it, the team can create it. If you need to create your own signature range then the design team is uniquely placed to help you create it, whether it’s a single showpiece or a complete project, Inspired by Design can make your vision a reality.

www.inspired-by-design.co.uk

Linea Light

Stand 35

Imagine a team of research departments that study technical lighting solutions that are fully customised to meet your project requirements. Cutting edge know-how in LED technology that guarantees quality, sustainability, and efficiency in any situation. A group of companies that is organised into a flexible network of technologies and skills, capable of dealing with each step of the process to create products for all demands with 100% Italian quality. Together with Linea Light Group all your ideas come to light.

www.linealight.com

Kreon

Stand 65B

Kreon is an international organisation manufacturing architectural interior lighting products (lighting tools) and complete metal ceiling solutions, creating contextually appropriate systems within an increasingly changing world. Committed to excellence since 1982, the premise for Kreon’s design is a very clear, characteristic visualisation of the company’s philosophy: purity and simplicity. Wherever possible the team draws upon pure three-dimensional architectural forms, highlighting the essential and extracting the structural minimum. Architects and light planners are Kreon’s major clients.

www.kreon.com

Lodes

Stand 51

Balancing technical know-how and the best ‘Made in Italy’ design, Venice-based Lodes has been designing and producing lighting solutions for interiors and exteriors since 1950. Originating in the founder’s passion for glass and informed by continuous technological research, the company has evolved into one of Europe’s leading designers and manufacturers of decorative lighting, currently present in 90 markets worldwide. Today, Lodes represents a threegeneration evolution from pure passion to brilliant lighting solutions, creating light sources that fuse contemporary design and innovative technology with materials of the highest quality, scrupulously developed with the best processing techniques.

www.lodes.com

Labra

Stand 42

Labra believes that conscious and creative solutions are essential steps to improving the quality of our lives. A Polish manufacturer of architectural and decorative lighting fixtures, the brand is helped by the idea of light thinking, which combines the awareness of using appropriate solutions and materials that are beneficial for both ourselves and the environment we live in. A family-run company open to people, ideas, and creative solutions, Labra believes that good relationships are the foundation of growth, success, and good energy. By designing and manufacturing fixtures in Poland for over a decade, Labra is pursuing an important principle of production – by being local. Represented in the UK by FW Lighting.

www.labra.pl

Tala

Stand 6B

Tala launched in London in 2015 with an innovative approach to LED lighting. The brand was founded by three friends whilst studying together at The University of Edinburgh. With a shared passion for design, technology, and sustainability, Tala believes that conservation and beauty can be combined as we progress to a low carbon world. Tala creates high-quality, sustainable LED lights for homes, offices and every space in between. Lights people can be proud to switch on because they look great, lift the soul and are gentle on the planet.

www.tala.co.uk

Lutron

Stand 7

Beautiful light. Powerful shades. Intelligent controls. That’s Lutron – the world leader in architectural lighting & shading solutions. Realise your vision with our distinctly crafted aesthetics and innovative technologies, thoughtfully composed to enhance design and transform space with light. Prismatic is made possible by the Athena solution – Lutron’s simple and flexible lighting and shading control solution that puts the power to personalise light in the palm of your hands. Athena marries best-in-class control, unparalleled flexibility, and simple app-based setup in a lighting and blinds control solution that is ideally suited to handle the evolving needs of commercial spaces throughout the world.

www.lutron.com

LYM

Stand 65A

Lighting your movement: Three words that contain an entrepreneurial philosophy that is transferred daily to the product and company processes. Established in 2017, Lym is a young industry of excellence in technological and design lighting, with entirely Italian production and collaborations with international designers and companies. It constantly looks to the future by intercepting styles and needs in the living of the new generations, in a entrepreneurial dimension that looks at and respects history and tradition, transposing it to the future.

www.lym.it

Pilke

Stand 38

Project Collection

Stand 46

Pilke Light Collection creates sustainable wood design lamps. It is an inspiring, warm, unique and intelligent brand. The story of the brand’s design starts in Finnish forests. Birch, oak and ash trees inspire the designers to create beautiful and intelligent Nordic lightfulness. Pilke Light Collection is the combination of Finnish handicraft technique and modern computer geometry. The Pilke Light Collection’s thin Finnish plywood raw material is FSC certified. Quality design and sustainability acts matter to the brand’s local production team in Southern Finland, who create lights to last from generation to generation. Classics of tomorrow.

www.pilkelights.com

Established in 2017, Project Collection was created as a toolkit for residential lighting in the UK market. The range has since expanded to cover commercial applications, including hotels, student accommodation, leisure, offices and education. Customer and application are at the forefront of the Project Collection team’s minds when designing lighting elements, or when building a bespoke installation. The company’s ethos is to always provide the customer with a single solution that will enable them to effectively specify lighting for any project. The company believes great lighting should be both functional and aesthetically pleasing, enhancing and highlighting its environment, whilst also being long lasting and sustainable.

www.projectcollection.co.uk

Penta Light

Stand 36

Penta designs and produces high-quality lamps, with a contemporary design. In the course of its history it has interpreted the ideas of sought-after and never predictable designers, transforming their vision into objects in which formal beauty meets functional utility. While remaining faithful to its origins, the brand experiments with new solutions and is able to enrich its tradition with new expressive and aesthetic codes, with a special new attention to the smart building needs.

www.pentalight.com

PUK Italia

Stand 12

PUK Italia Group was established in 1967 in Lissone, Milan, Italy. Given its high level of technological innovation, ongoing research and development activities, along with the experience and know-how gained over the years, the company has slowly but surely modified its product range. The company’s focus today is on architectural lighting for outdoor areas, which requires very highquality technical production and the use of specific materials to guarantee a long lifespan of the products offered.

www.puk.it

Rako

Stand 57

Rako Controls is one of the leading UK manufacturers of wireless, wired and combined control systems for lighting controls and shading solutions. With a wealth of industry experience and expertise, its UKbased design team has lead Rako to develop precise control of all light sources and smooth dimming of all varieties of LEDs. Offering an unparalleled range of products backed by a support service that is second to none, Rako provides lighting controls that offer luxury, comfort and convenience in the hospitality, commercial and residential sectors with control options ranging from luxury keypads, smartphone apps and voice command.

www.rakocontrols.com

Shropshire Shades

Stand 38

Handmade to order from the finest materials, with bespoke options also available, Shropshire Shades is the leading UK contemporary lampshade maker, showcased by Innermost in the UK, redefining the modern lampshade with, shape, materials and all round style.

www.innermost.net

Tyson Lighting

Stand 50

Tyson are a multi discipline family company. For six decades it has been working tirelessly with its customers to deliver lighting to projects worldwide and now with a curated collection of furniture brands to complete its portfolio it can offer a complete package whatever the project.

www.tysonlighting.com

Umage

Stand 38

Umage is a Danish word meaning ‘making an effort’, and that’s what the brand aims to do every day. Umage is where beautiful Danish design meets affordability, highquality materials and a genuine care for the environment. Umage combines aesthetics, simplicity and functionality, and infuses it with thoughtful craftsmanship and environmental care. The result is exquisite designs with a sustainable edge. Its designs are flat-packed in stylish boxes, to optimise global logistics and make the designs more accessible and affordable. In the process, it minimises the carbon footprint on our planet and maximises its ethical commitment to environmental responsibility.

www.uk.umage.com

Zero

Stand 23

Represented by UK Agent, Inform Furniture, Zero Interiör was founded in 1978 with the vision of producing unique light fittings for a design-interested audience. These products, in combination with a deep understanding of how best to illuminate indoor and outdoor environments, is at the heart of its identity. From the start, its creation of unique environments has received accolades in both Sweden and abroad, thanks to the brand’s guiding principles: quality, environmental care and innovation. More than 80% of manufacturing takes place within 200km of Nybro, Southern Sweden, and all assembly occurs in its workshop in Nybro.

www.zerolighting.com